Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Macao
Macao: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate was 327.8 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Macao, 1957–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Macao stood at 327.8 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 350.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Macao peaked at 700 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -800 % change on previous year, in 1982.
Macao ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Macao, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1958 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960 | 100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1961 | 25 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1962 | 40 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 1963 | -57.14 % change on previous year | -242.9% |
| 1964 | 100 % change on previous year | -275.0% |
| 1965 | -83.33 % change on previous year | -183.3% |
| 1966 | 400 % change on previous year | -580.0% |
| 1967 | -20 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 1968 | -75 % change on previous year | +275.0% |
| 1969 | -100 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1971 | -40 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1972 | -83.33 % change on previous year | +108.3% |
| 1973 | -300 % change on previous year | +260.0% |
| 1974 | 700 % change on previous year | -333.3% |
| 1975 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1976 | -250 % change on previous year | +650.0% |
| 1977 | 225 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 1978 | 93.33 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 1979 | -100 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 1981 | -93.55 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1982 | -800 % change on previous year | +755.2% |
| 1983 | 485.71 % change on previous year | -160.7% |
| 1984 | -138.89 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 1985 | 266.67 % change on previous year | -292.0% |
| 1986 | 11.43 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 1987 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -391.7% |
| 1988 | -107.69 % change on previous year | +223.1% |
| 1990 | -294.44 % change on previous year | +173.4% |
| 1991 | 151.43 % change on previous year | -151.4% |
| 1992 | -83.33 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 1994 | -38.24 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 1995 | -171.43 % change on previous year | +348.4% |
| 1996 | 420 % change on previous year | -345.0% |
| 1997 | -62.5 % change on previous year | -114.9% |
| 1998 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1999 | -123.81 % change on previous year | -842.9% |
| 2000 | 660 % change on previous year | -633.1% |
| 2001 | -67.86 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 2002 | -622.22 % change on previous year | +817.0% |
| 2003 | 119.15 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 2004 | 388.89 % change on previous year | +226.4% |
| 2005 | -38.64 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2006 | -329.63 % change on previous year | +753.2% |
| 2007 | 59.68 % change on previous year | -118.1% |
| 2008 | -156 % change on previous year | -361.4% |
| 2009 | 426.56 % change on previous year | -373.4% |
| 2010 | -186.12 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2011 | 108.89 % change on previous year | -158.5% |
| 2012 | -375 % change on previous year | -444.4% |
| 2013 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 2014 | 312.82 % change on previous year | +2652.8% |
| 2015 | 57.83 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2016 | -98.47 % change on previous year | -270.3% |
| 2018 | -567.5 % change on previous year | +476.3% |
| 2019 | 95.72 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 2020 | -512.5 % change on previous year | -635.4% |
| 2021 | 97.96 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 2022 | 623.79 % change on previous year | +536.8% |
| 2023 | -130.8 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 2024 | 327.8 % change on previous year | -350.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 327.8 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.18 % change on previous year, 7.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 327.8 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -44.16 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +2652.8% | 11.36 % change on previous year | 312.82 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -50 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1960s | 32.95 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 400 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.52 % change on previous year | -300 % change on previous year | 700 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -51.21 % change on previous year | -800 % change on previous year | 485.71 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -20.63 % change on previous year | -294.44 % change on previous year | 420 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.99 % change on previous year | -622.22 % change on previous year | 660 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -71.16 % change on previous year | -567.5 % change on previous year | 312.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.25 % change on previous year | -512.5 % change on previous year | 623.79 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 8 Cuba 358.11 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Malaysia 349.27 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 334.41 % change on previous year compare
- 12 New Zealand 326.48 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 307.14 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Tajikistan 285.27 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Macao
- Share co2 vs population 0.0033 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -40.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -113.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Macao?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Macao was 327.8 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 700 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -800 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Macao rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate?
- Macao ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Absolute change co2 Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.